A 24-year-old man was killed on the New Jersey Turnpike when his car was hit from behind and slammed into a guardrail, State Police said.

Vincent Amato of Scarsdale, N.Y., was declared dead minutes after the 9:40 p.m. Saturday accident in East Rutherford, Bergen County. The crash occurred in a northbound lane of the Turnpike's western spur, according to State Police Sgt. Stephen Jones.

Amato's car struck two other vehicles after he was hit, but there were no other injuries, Jones said. The accident happened at mile post 113.4. Police closed off the roadway there and diverted traffic to the eastern spur for about two hours.

Amato's blue Toyota Yaris was struck in the right rear corner by a red Toyota Matrix being driven by Boping Wu, 24, of Washington state, Jones said.

Wu was changing lanes when he clipped Amato's vehicle, according to Jones. The Yaris hit a Ford sedan and a Ford Windstar, then slammed into the guardrail. Amato was declared dead at 10:09 p.m., Jones said.

No charges have been filed against Wu, police said, and there were no immediate indications that alcohol played any part in the accident. The Bergen County Prosecutor's Office has been notified, Jones said.